[w1andsodidwe]

I checked his web site. It says the V is with the Bronze one. Don't think this argument will fly. There is plenty out there, but not this.

[boxerblues]

check out page 2 of this pdf. It states the Silver Star with Combat "V"

http://www.johnkerry.com/pdf/jkmilservice/DD214.pdf

[eno_]

It says the V is with the Bronze one.

The document clearly lists:

NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE; BRONZE STAR WITH COMBAT "V"; COMBAT ACTION RIBBON

VIETNAM SERVICE; SILVER STAR WITH COMBAT "V"

It should be possible to track down the signers of this document. It would also be interesting to "SEE ATTACHED SHEET" regarding the "PURPLE HEART (THREE AWARDS)"

[ExtremeUnction]

I checked his web site. It says the V is with the Bronze one. Don't think this argument will fly. There is plenty out there, but not this.

I served in combat operations in Vietnam for 14 months and my DD214 just mentioned a couple of awards. Many years later I read an article in Leatherneck Magazine suggesting that vets send a copy of their DD214 to their service branch records bureau. I did, and a few weeks later I received a box of medals & devices from them and a document saying that I had been awarded these items, but they had not been placed on my DD214. You have to remember, in those days in Vietnam there was often much chaos. Company clerks were always behind, maybe new or untrained, etc. I say we give a pass here before we criticize.

[ExtremeUnction]

I checked his web site. It says the V is with the Bronze one. Don't think this argument will fly. There is plenty out there, but not this.

I can't go along with this one. When I was applying for VA benefits in the 70's the VA official laughed and said, "Son, your DD214 is just a mess of mistakes!" I was worried and asked him if that was a problem? He replied, "No, 90% of them are. But you have to remember, the poor clerk filling them out in a dark tent, lit only with candles, using a manual typewriter, was doing the best that he could."